Recipe - Thai Turkey Bites

Pam Coombes RNCM95A
MM:MK VMXV03A
One fourth cup Boiling water
3 tablespoon Brown sugar
3 tablespoon Lime or lemon juice
1 md Cucumber, cut in half
lenghtwise and cut into
One fourth inch thick slices.
One half small Onion, thinly cut or sliced up ,
halved and separated into
rings
1 Red or green chili pepper,
chopped fine
1 pound Ground turkey
4 teaspoon Fish or soy sauce
1 tablespoon Red curry paste or 1 ts
chili powder and One half t
sesame oil

For sauce: In a mixing bowl combined water, brown sugar, and lime juice.
Stir till brown sugar dissolves. Add cucumber slices, onion, and chili
pepper. Mix well. Cover and chill up to 3 days. In a mixing bowl, combine
ground turkey, fish or soy sauce, and red curry paste. mix well. Shape
turkey mixture into 1inch meatballs; flatten slightly. Arrange meatballs
in a microwave safe 8x8x2 inch baking dish. Cover dish loosely with waxed
paper. Microcook on 100% power for 5 to 7 minutes or till done, turning
meatballs over and rotating dish a halfturn once. To serve, place
meatballs in a chafing dish over burner. Transfer sauce to serving bowl.
With a toothpick spear a cucumber slice, then a meatball. Dip in sauce.
Makes 25 to 30 meatballs. Meatballs maybe frozen.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini